Eleroy, Illinois

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Eleroy
Unincorporated community
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Eleroy
Location of Eleroy within Illinois
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Eleroy
Eleroy (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°19′57″N89°45′38″W / 42.33250°N 89.76056°W / 42.33250; -89.76056 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Stephenson
Township Erin
Elevation
[1]
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
85
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
61027
Area code 815
GNIS feature ID407857 [1]

Eleroy is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois. The population was 85 at the 2000 census.

History

Eleroy was founded in 1846. [2] The community was named for E. LeRoy, son of the community's first settler Hiram Jones. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eleroy, Illinois
  2. ↑ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 43.
  3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  116.


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